Open-hearth furnace



'1,691,982 F. RuMcGEE.

3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 20, 1928.

OPEN HEARTH FURNAGE Filed A1159.. 1926 Nov. 2o, '1928. 1,691,982

F'. R. MCGEE OPEN HEARTH FURNAGE med Aug. 9` 1926 s sheets-sheet 2 f' l l Wizesse Nov. 20, 1928.L

F. R. MCGEE OPEN HEARTH FURNACE Filed Aug. 9, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Wses."

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- -This invention relates toregenertive' furnaces, and more particularly to the regenera-A tive chambers of open hearth furnaces, and has for one of its-V objects the provision'of an improved form of regenerative chamber which vvill be materially more 'eiicie-Iit than. the forms of chambers heretoforq' provided. i

'Another object is toV provide regenerative chambers having an improved and 'novel' form of checkerwork arranged to have an even distribution of theV gases therein. Another obJect is to provide a checkerxvork l, ,with dust-pockets above the floor or ound r level'forcollecting the dust from the c eckerwork so that it may be readily removed..-

tive chamber` construction havin f checkerwork from which the dust may e: readily fremoved. f

erativechambers foropen hearth 4furnaces combination of parts hereinafterdescribed aiidllustrated the accompanying dravvll. j

' 4the dra Figure lisja plan showing an open Vhearth ".urnace having regenerative, chambers` con- .structed in accordance with this'invention. Figure 2is aside elevation, partly in section, the section being taken on the line II --1I of Figure 1.

tion of the checker walls of the regenerators.-

Figure 6 is a transverse sectionalclevation taken .on the line VI- VI of Figure 5.-

Figure 7 is a plan and Figure 8 an end elevationof the tiles or baiile bricks forming part of this invention.

Referring more particularly ings, the letter'A designates t e open hearth furnace which maybe of any ordinary standard design, and B designates the regenerative chambers. The chambers B are built entirely above the Hoor or ground level, andcomprise an- Aenclosing shell or wall composed'of a steel l casing 2 a heat insulating lining 3 and a iln'ick or tile Wall' 4. The shell or'waill com? `ini inicatesat one .endith the furnace A, and

at its other vend'v graduallyvertically from the fumace end to A. further object is to pro'videa reg'enera stillfurther object -to 'provide regen.

havingthe novel constructiondesign and.

-Walls 10 and 'ate thecurved cut-corners 'l5 is tothe draw-f' With a stack; and tapers the stack end, so as to reduce its volume. By reducing the -voluine of the regenerative chambers toward the stack, the velocity'of the gases as they cool after .leaving the furnace is maintained substantially constant.

Each of the regenerative chambers B is provided with an individual stack and an induced draft fan 6, of the reversing t' driven by a motor 7 is mounted at the to reverse the operation of the regenerators'it is only necesof each stack, so that-in'order sary to reverse the operation of the fans 6. A novel form lof checkerwork C is builtin the chambers B, and comprises a-dust chamber base composed of transverse, vertically disposed, spaced walls 10. rl"lie spaces 1 1 be- A form dust pockets into' tween the walls which the dust from lected. y A plurality of verticall disposed` lo tudinal checker walls 12 argsupported on t e I spaced transversel fronicach other to form gas channels 12". e walls f2 are composed of a series of bricks 6r' tiles 3 laid up edgewise, oneon top of the other. The bricks or tiles 13 have two opposite cor-` ners cut'laway'on an angle, as at 14, and the other two 4opposite corners out away on a curve forming a segment of a circle, as. at 15, and the the checkerwork is coln rovded with arectangular recess 16. The rick`s or tiles 13 are laid up so that the angularly'eut corners 14 of four bricks abut to form rectangular or square openings 17, while the lleted comers 15 abut to formcircular openings 18, and the recesses 16 of two bricks abut to form rectangular or square openings 19. A' plurality of combined spacing and baille bricks or tiles 20 extend transversel of the gas channels 12"* and have their rediiced ends 20a inserted and built into the square openings 17. Long tiles 19 of square cross-section ex' tend through the'openings. 16, as shown in Figures 5 Aand 6. The round or circular openings 18 form communicating gas passageways between the gas channels 12, so that the pressure and iiow of th ized in all of the gas channels.

side edge of the brick intermedilos I e gases may be equal- ThetNnd or circular 'openings 1-8 also' serve as ports through which suitable cleaning tools or iiuid pressure'nozales may checker wall.

be. passed when cleaning the dust from the lio ' walls forming dust collecting chambers, said shell being provided with openings communi- -eatin with said dust collecting chambers through which the dust may be removed, ay

plurality of vertical checker walls ofuniform thickness extending longitudinally of said shell above said first named walls and spaced one from the otherto form longitudinally extending gas channels of uniform width,

said last naiueflwalls being provided withv widely spaced `relatively small openings {oi-nung coiuinui mating gas passageways lietwecn said chan els adapted to equalize the pressure and flow in all of said channels.

(i. The combination with an open hearth furnace: ol'j at least one'regenerative chainber, comprising an enclosing shell coinn'iunieating :it one. end with said furnace and ,attl i otlier'cnd with a stack, said elianiher being of gradually reduced cross-section from sa l furnace end toward said stack end, a dust collecting base in ,said shell composed ot' a pluralit of transversely arranged spaced walls, t ie spaces between said walls forining dust, collecting chambers, said shell beingr provided with openings communicating-with said dust collectingchamhers through which the'dust may-be removed, a plurality of ver-y tical checker walls of uniform thickness extending longitudinally of said shell above' said first named walls and spaced one .from the other' to form longitudinally extending .gas channels of uniform width, said last named walls being provided with widely spaced relatively small openingsfoxgming communicating gaspassageways between said channels adapted to equalize the pressure and flow in all of saidcliannels, saidL shell being provided with a plurality of'opem ings in-it'stop and side 'w'allslsaid'openings lil) in said top wall being inline-'with said gas my hand. l l

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